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2021, a steep drop sent the vehicle careening up a vertical U-turn, although this turn was removed from the layout prior to the 2021 season. The car proceeds to swing around a few small helices before plunging back into the abandoned mine building, where it slows down. A spotlight turns on illuminating the canary cage seen earlier. A lightning special effect flashes from the shaft ahead, as the canary turns over on its perch, to indicate it died. The car begins to ascend the mine shaft at as crows peer out from behind the broken boards surrounding the shaft. A window effect above riders shows the storm going on outside the shaft. Another flash of lightning strikes the top of the simulated tower protruding above, which collapses onto the window.
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second block brake. After the modifications, the ride now makes a 90 degree left turn before its first large drop, which leads directly into a 180-degree right turn into the second block brake." This new first drop has a trim brake and the former U-turn still remains unused. The rest of the layout remains the same, including the second half of the first outdoor portion and the climactic 95-degree drop and inversions. Mystery Mine became one of
Dollywood's two roller coasters to receive new track in 2021, with the other being
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model is heavily themed as a haunted mining operation from the 19th century. Opened in 2007, the roller coaster was
Dollywood's largest single investment in the park's history at the time, costing $ 17.5 million to construct. A large portion of the track is located indoors, where the ride utilizes a
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On July 11, 2020, three park guests were walking on a pathway that trails underneath a bridged part of the ride when a decorative chain gave way and fell on top of them. One of the guests suffered from a laceration on her forehead and injured her arm, the other woman was also taken to a hospital in
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Now in darkness, the car stops at the peak of the hill. A lit fuse is heard in the distance and soon becomes visible, snaking along both sides of the car. A green lantern suddenly illuminates, sitting on top of a mound of dynamite in boxes, hooked to the quickly approaching fuse. As the lit portion
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586:. 29 December 2010. Archived from
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682:"Rage (Adventure Island)"
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280:48–76 in (122–193 cm)
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558:"Dollywood to add new coaster"
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1027:List of Dollywood attractions
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91:35.795583°N 83.530059°W
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616:22 November
594:22 November
471:Cedar Point
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362:Thunderhead
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770:2020-12-06
610:"Projects"
544:References
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366:Gerstlauer
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244:Inversions
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211:Two Chain
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475:Maverick
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